Featured Guests Speakers​

When you attend the many workshops, conversations, and panels at the event, expect to hear from community leaders, imams, activities, advocates, and much, much more.

Suhaib Webb

American Muslim Social Justice Theologian & Scholar addressing Issues Relevant to Muslims of America & the Developed World.

Linda Sarsour

American political activist and former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. ​

Yasmin Mogahed

Instructor for AlMaghrib Institute, a writer, an international speaker, and author.

Keynote Speakers

Sis. Janan Najib

​A founding member and the current President of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition has been a spokeswoman for Milwaukee’s Muslim community to media outlets, government officials, interfaith leaders, academic institutions, hospitals, and a wide range of community groups. A microbiologist by profession, Ms. Najeeb left her career because of the tremendous need to bridge the gap between the erroneous perception of Islam and Muslims in society and the actual beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the world’s Muslims. ​

Dr. Mohammad Abbasi

Mohammad Abbasi has more than 10 years of business development experience with emphasis on leadership and team-building while coaching, consulting and training business associates and sales forces nationally for the second largest real estate company in the United States. He has helped launch several mosques and schools in New Jersey. He also has been a Friday khateeb and lecturer since 1990 and has raised funds for countless Islamic projects nationwide since the 1980s.​

Dr. Osama AbuIrshaid

​Dr. Osama AbuIrshaid currently serves on the director and national board of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). He helped form the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), which is an umbrella organization of prominent American Muslim organizations seeking to unify the approach, agenda, and vision of the Muslim Community. He is currently a board member of the organization.

Imad Qandil & Muhammed Qundeel

​Personal Trainers / Strength Conditioning Specialists

Sh. Ziad Hamdan

​​Mr. Hamdan is currently the Imam of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. He earned his B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science from BirZiet University, his Masters in Mass Communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he also finished all required courses and exams and was accepted to Ph. D. Candidacy (Study on hold). Mr. Hamdan has been working with the Muslim Community for more than twenty years.

Qari. Noman Hussain

Sh. Noman earned authorizations (Ijazah) in several Islamic sciences, including, but not limited to, the Arabic language, exegesis of the Holy Qur’an (tafsir), hadith, and jurisprudence (fiqh), studying under some of the world’s most renowned scholars such as Shaykhul Hadith Mufti Raza-ul- Haq, Qari Ayoob Essack, and Shaykh Sulaiman Moola. He is currently the imam/religious director at Masjid-Al- Huda in Greenfield, WI. He is also the founder of Ilm Oasis, an educational establishment dedicated to providing sound, authentic teachings of various Islamic disciplines.